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Are you struggling with the Windows 10 upgrade? Many people are reporting that Windows Update’s mechanism isn’t working for them, and some others, like our own Delano, have been having issues with the upgrade itself. Well, don’t despair! Microsoft has launched a support site for downloading Windows 10 ISOs and these are the same as the ones that will be distributed to the retail channel, so the 30-day grace period will probably still be intact. If you’re also still not sure if Windows 10 is for you, you can either download one of those ISOs and install it onto a virtual machine or a spare PC for testing, or you can take advantage of the 90-day trial period for Windows 10 Enterprise for an extended testing period. It doesn’t include many of the apps added by default to the consumer versions, but it is otherwise identical.

While you’re probably a little more than mildly interested to see what’s in store for you with Windows 10, you’re almost certainly fretting a bit over the changes to Windows Update, where all updates to the software and drivers are forced on users who wish to keep their OS secure. You can’t defer upgrades to features and apps on Windows 10 Home and you can only stay on a certain branch of Windows 10 with the Professional license for up to eight months. This means that any updates to the drivers for your machine, or for software on Windows 10, will be always installed automatically, so there’s a very likely chance that you’ll receive an update that either breaks something small, or it crashes your entire system. It seems that Microsoft realises now that this is somewhat of a bad idea, and has released a tool to block certain updates from installing on your system that may be incompatible with it. Hit the jump to learn more.

Its the end of the dark tunnel for Microsoft, the final stretch of a long road they took when deciding that Windows 8 just wasn’t working out the way they intended. By and large Windows 10 is an apology for anyone who had to suffer with the strange and annoying quirks of Windows 8, and I’m pretty happy with the way things have turned out so far. Windows 10 is shaping up to be a great replacement to Windows 7, if we’re following the Microsoft timeline, but its also a good upgrade to Windows 8.1. Some of you might not warm up to it initially, but while there are rough edges for sure, there’s a lot of potential here now that Microsoft has separated so much functionality from the OS to allow it to be updated and upgraded on a different schedule. This is the final look at Windows 10 in beta, so join me to check out what’s left.

We’re getting to the end now – Windows 10 is now less than a week away from its staggered launch to Windows 10 Insiders and anyone who took up the upgrade offer. So far, in our five-part series, we’ve looked at various changes to the user interface, to the bundled applications, and also to the way in which it changes your multi-tasking habits thanks to the multiple virtual desktop feature. We’ve got a couple of apps to go through before moving on tomorrow to the final part of our mini-series, so lets get started.

Local Xbox One distributor Prima Interactive has announced that the price of the Xbox One is now a whole R800 less. The new recommended retail price for the 500GB Xbox One (sans Kinect) is now R5, 499 – down from R6, 299.

This price drop goes into effect as of today, Thursday 23 July. CEO of Prima Interactive, Ian Hepplewhite, seized the moment to talk up the console’s new backwards compatibility feature: “This is an amazing feature exclusive to Xbox One and it means that you don’t have to give up playing your favourite X360 games when you opt for the new Xbox One console. You can continue playing familiar favourites while enjoying a world of exciting new ones.”